BIO: William GRAYDON, Dauphin County, PA

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Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, 
Containing Sketches of Representative Citizens, and Many of the 
Early Scotch-Irish and German Settlers.  Chambersburg, Pa.: 
J. M. Runk & Company, 1896, page 188.
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  GRAYDON, WILLIAM, the son of Alexander Graydon and Rachel Marks, was 
born near Briston, Bucks county, Pa., September 4, 1759.  He was 
educated in Philadelphia, and studied law under Edward Biddle, of that 
city.  He came to Harrisburg upon the organization of the county of 
Dauphin, and began the practice of his profession, being admitted at 
the May term, 1786.  He was the first notary public, commissioned 
September 2, 1791, and a leading man in the borough during the "mill-
dam troubles" of 1794-95.  He was many years a member of the town 
council and president thereof, and subsequently one of the burgesses.  
He was the author of "Forms of Conveyancing" (in two volumes), "The 
Justice's Assistant," and edited "An Abridgement of the Laws of the 
United States" in 1802.  Mr. Graydon was prominent in the organization 
of the First Presbyterian church, and for many years an elder thereof.  
He died at Harrisburg, October 13, 1840, in the eighty-second year of 
his age.  "Mr. Graydon," says Rev. Dr. Robinson, "was a man of fine 
literary tastes, was highly esteemed as a gentleman of the old school, 
in his manners refined, courteous, of unblemished integrity in the many 
trusts committed to him, of high and honorable principles, and in the 
church and walks of Christian life a man of true piety and deep 
devotion."  H. Murray Graydon and Dr. William Graydon are his sons.